Match forudsigelse: MOUZ - Team Liquid | Counter-Strike (CS2)

MOUZ and Team Liquid will meet in the first round of IEM Rio Major 2022. While the “mice” have already warmed up during the championship, having won three victories at the Challengers Stage, the North American team was systematically preparing for the start of the tournament and had a rest.

Moreover, this meeting is extremely interesting, since there is no obvious favorite here, although in September, within the framework of ESL Pro League Season 16, the “liquid” confidently outplayed MOUZ.

In general, it will be interesting to watch a match where it is difficult to single out one card in advance. Still, it seems to me that the YEKINDAR factor gives Team Liquid a slight advantage in the distribution of forces.

MOUZ form

The ninth team of the world ranking recently visited the ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022, where, after an excellent game in the group, they quickly fell off in the semi-finals and lost to the Outsiders.

As for the start at IEM Rio Major 2022, here MOUZ managed to go undefeated. And already at the start of the tournament, the "mouse" turned out to be stronger than Outsiders and Evil Geniuses.

Well, in BO3 the European team managed to outplay fnatic. And again, the team showed a very solid game, with which, to put it bluntly, you can cling to the "legends".

Latest MOUZ results:

• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 16:8.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over the Outsiders with a score of 16:6.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 16:10.
• 2:1 victory over fnatic.

Best MOUZ cards:

• Mirage - 75% of wins.
• Inferno - 64% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.
• Ancient - 50% win rate.

Let's not forget that the "mice" continue to refuse the Dust 2 map.

Form Team Liquid

The third team in the world ranking showed itself as early as the ESL Pro League Season 16, where it reached the grand final and took the final second place.

Then the North American team took part in the IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR, where it categorically took first place. Moreover, Team Liquid had some problems there, which they successfully coped with.

In general, the team is clearly ready to go to the playoffs - it remains only to see its readiness for the start of IEM Rio Major 2022.

Latest Team Liquid results:

• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 2:3.
• Victory over TeamOne with a score of 16:6.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 19:16.
• Victory over Complexity with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:0.

The best maps of Team Liquid:

• Ancient - 83% of wins.
• Mirage - 80% of wins.
• Inferno - 80% win rate.
• Dust 2 - 60% of wins.
• Overpass - 57% of wins.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

In turn, the North American team continues to ban Nuke.

Match statistics MOUZ — Team Liquid

As part of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at ESL Pro League Season 16, the victory went to Team Liquid (2:0).

Prediction for the match MOUZ — Team Liquid

We can praise the "mice" for the excellent game within the Challengers Stage, where MOUZ did not suffer a single defeat. However, that was a warm-up, just as now the real test begins.

In turn, the North American team had time to prepare and correct mistakes. But in general, “liquid” looks a little more preferable, trite because of the style.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Team Liquid to win.